Daniel Lewis (footballer)

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Daniel Lewis
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Lewis warming up for Solihull Moors in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Paul Lewis [1]
Date of birth (1982-06-18) 18 June 1982 (age 42) [2]
Place of birth Redditch, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Alvechurch
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Studley
2004–2006 Kidderminster Harriers 16 (0)
2006–2007 Moor Green
2007–2010 Redditch United
2010–2015 Kidderminster Harriers 169 (0)
2015–2017 Solihull Moors 49 (0)
2017–2024 Brackley Town 199 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Paul Lewis (born 18 June 1982) is an English retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His last club was Brackley Town.

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Career

Born in Redditch, Worcestershire, [2] Lewis played for the youth team of Alvechurch and went on to play for Bromsgrove Sunday team Garringtons, where he conceded 40 goals in 37 games. [3] He left in 2002 for Studley and forced his way into the team, but had a trial at Kidderminster Harriers and joined them in May 2004. [3] His Football League debut came in a 3–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 7 May 2005. [4] He went on to make 15 appearances in the Conference National the following season, [5] after which he joined Moor Green in the Conference North. [3] After one season with Moor Green, he joined hometown club Redditch United in July 2007. [6]

He re-signed for Kidderminster on a one-year contract on 10 May 2010. [7] On 28 April 2015, it was announced that Lewis would be released to pursue a career outside full-time football. [8]

On 5 May 2015, Lewis signed for National League North side Solihull Moors. [9]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Lewis joined Brackley Town. [10] In his first season with the club, Brackley won the FA Trophy, beating Bromley 5–4 on penalties in the final. [11] In 2022, after finishing second in the league, Lewis was named in the National League North 2021–22 Team of the Season. [12]

Honours

Brackley Town

Individual

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References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 369. ISBN   1-85291-665-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Moors land new keeper". Non-League Daily. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2008-05-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Northampton 3-0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  5. "Kidderminster 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  6. "Daniel Lewis". harriers-online.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  7. "Kidderminster Harriers sign Redditch keeper Danny Lewis". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  8. "Lewis, Gittings and Nicholson released". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. "Solihull Moors are bolstered by former Harriers heroes". Solihull News. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. "Danny Lewis signs for 2021/22 season". Brackley Town FC. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  11. "FA Trophy final: Brackley Town beat Bromley 5-4 on penalties after 1-1 draw". BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. 1 2 "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. Paul Doyle (20 May 2018). "Andy Brown's decisive penalty wins FA Trophy for Brackley over Bromley". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2023.